31 Bushby Road, Leicester, LE5 0DE
About 31 Bushby Road
31 Bushby Road is a mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE5 0DE). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.
Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £185,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 is 25.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 142% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
31 Bushby Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 31 Bushby Road, Leicester, LE5 0DE
- Jan 2024ExtensionOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Notification of proposed single storey extension at rear of dwellinghouse of dimensions: 4.00 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse; maximum height 3.9 metres; height of the eaves 2.7 metres (Class C3)
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 20232274
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationApr 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.
£233,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 19 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
24 June 2021Most recent
£185,000
+71.3%over 15 years20 October 2005
£108,000
+45.9%over 2 years3 April 2003
£74,000
+49.5%over 7 months1 September 2002
£49,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 0DE: £164,000 (2023–2017).
Versus other Bushby Road homes
On price per m², 31 Bushby Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £1,357
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Quenby Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Green Lane Infant School. 54 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB







